Founder, venture capital partner give advice on fundraising
While attending UC Santa Barbara, Kavitta Ghai and her co-founder, Jordan Long, were annoyed with the education system. With classrooms so large that getting the one-on-one necessary attention to learn the material is impossible, Ghai and Long wanted to change the system. So the two thought “What if we are the ones who solve the Read More →
Cal Poly embraces modular building model
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Next Energy upgrades pilot production line on OPV windows
By Amanda Marroquin Special to the Business Times Next Energy Technologies, a Goleta-based organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology company, has upgraded its pilot production line to now produce 40” x 60” laminated transparent clean energy-producing windows. The company uses grey coating, power generation, and in-line manufacturing to make its innovative windows which are now the largest Read More →
Sierra Bank reports higher net income, loans and deposits in 2024
Sierra Bancorp, the parent company of Bank of the Sierra, announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2024 on Jan. 27, noting that consolidated net income was $10.4 million for the quarter, up from $6.3 million in the same quarter a year ago. This means diluted earnings per share of 72 cents per share Read More →
A more modern take on Leonard Read’s prized essay: ‘I, iPhone’
By Gerhard Apfelthaler In 1958, Leonard Read, the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) published a famous article titled “I, Pencil”, which was later popularized by Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, particularly in his book and television series Free to Choose (1980). It’s not that I necessarily agree with all of Mr. Reads or Mr. Friedman’s Read More →
Guest commentary: Bubbles are delightful to watch until they pop
By John Grace What’s next for investors in 2025, you ask? Bubbles last as long as everyone can hop on the carousel. Then the music stops — or worse, the carousel catches fire. With the S&P 500 delivering back-to-back annual gains exceeding 20% for the first time since 1988, investors everywhere are asking, “What’s next?” Read More →
Mercado: Four takeaways from Reach’s annual conference
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